Well I said i Would produce some of my work and here we are! my commisar yarrik for my IG and my incomplete Tau fire warrior test model. Looking at the two models i came to the conclusion that i can paint in two diffrent fashions, the more realistic way ( the FW) or "artistic" (yarrik). What do i consider the diffrence between the two? Well the fire warrior has substantialy more washes used on him, specficly on the cloth areas , I think this makes him look a bit drab and dirty looking like hes been fighting for several days in rain and mud (and with engagments in the GW universe lasting several years who honestly has time to do laundry?)
Any way as can be seen i still need to base him and finish his back back I like his overall look.
Yarrik is my pride an joy of painting ability , he was the first character model I got and painted since returning to WH40k and I am very pleased with how he turned out . This is my more artistic painting style, clean crisp colors ( thought i need to pick up some chainmail and brightin up the claw a bit) that really stand out , I guess if I was to enter a painting tournment I would enter him and see how far he would go since that style of painting seems to have a broader appeal.
So which do I like better?
I would have to say the Tau Fire warrior for three reasons.
1) He has a more realistic look and follows the fluff i created for my tau army( which i might post if i feel so inclined to do so)
2) The model itself is just cool looking , not that yarriks isnt bad ass but as a matter of prefrence I gotta go with the tau
3) Hawk turqois , honestly if it wouldnt have looked so lame on IG I would have painted them that instead I like the color alot .
So if anyone is acctualy having a look see at this blog please let me know what you think.
Chernobyl
quick note I am still fiddling around with this camera so the images are not coming out quite as well as I would have liked but overall I think they came out alright
ReplyDeleteFirst off, nice work on the paint jobs...
ReplyDeleteSecondly, maybe it is just the picture, but you might want to add some highlights/shading to the Tau armor...that is alot of one color!
Heh it is the picture for the most part and also the angle , since tau have the big shoulder pad looking at it dead on gives it kind of a bulky look of one color. the tau are still a bit of a work in progress as they have a bit more too them then the grinder meat that is the imperial guardsmen
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